You are dispatched to a residence for a report of a "man down." Upon arrival, you find a well-kept home with the door open, and a van in the driveway with "palliative care specialist" printed on the side. As you enter the home, a woman meets you and says, "It's my mother. She has terminal cancer and we can't seem to wake her up." Which of the following questions would be most appropriate to ask at this time?
a. "Did anyone check for a pulse?"
b. "What type of cancer does your mother have?"
c. "Is your mother receiving hospice care?"
d. "What hospital does she normally go to?"

A. "Did anyone check for a pulse?"

Explanation:

In a situations of a "man down" report we first want to be sure whether the person is still alive. On the field, this can be assessed by checking for person's vitals; respiration and pulse and also checking for pupillary reflex.

Further actions depend on the findings of these preliminary examinations.

In this case, you recieved information regarding patient's history and that she is the user of palliative care service. This suggest a serious condition which, together with the inability to wake the patient, brings the importance of assessing her vitals.

Other given answers are irrelevant at the time, considering the given situation.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.

the language of nature was a manifestation from god as he said "let there be light" and there was light the world began to assume visible, comprehensible form.

what ever we know now think of the old vision of creation we can be sure that with out the speaking of word -without language- we would have no science today with its striking power to illuminate the world.